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Finding balance in life is a process and it’s ever changing. Journey with Uncle Dave as we find out how to get through the rollercoaster of life while enjoying our clan of engaging, supportive individuals along the way. Peace and love is in abundance on our journeys, but what if sometimes you just need to bring a bat to the party and take a stand for the things you hold closest in order to find that balance. Deep conversations and deliberate chaos to expand and grow our minds and embrace our highest good...that’s what this podcast is about.
Episodes
Monday May 11, 2026
Monday May 11, 2026
Discover how to build strong relationship resilience in parenthood and navigate everyday challenges in this essential episode of Peace, Love, and Bring a Bat. Join couples therapist Miranda as she shares expert relationship advice for new parents, introducing the critical concept of "pre-parental" preparation to safeguard your connection. You will learn how to identify your unique couple's conflict pattern, manage sleep-deprived triggers, and clearly communicate hidden expectations before resentment builds. Miranda also provides highly actionable tools for maintaining intimacy, including the powerful weekly "state of our union" check-in and simple daily communication rating exercises. Whether you are expecting your first baby or already navigating life with kids, watch now to discover how shifting away from "who is right" can profoundly transform your parenting partnership. Tune in to learn how to set healthy boundaries, authentically resolve relationship conflict, and gently tend to your relationship garden.
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Sunday May 10, 2026
Sunday May 10, 2026
Welcome to another episode of "Peace, Love, and bring a bat," Dave sits down with human development engineer Jim Marshall to explore the mysteries of the human mind. Jim introduces "Septemics," a groundbreaking philosophical system that categorizes human behavior into 35 distinct scales, each containing seven specific levels. Drawing from 40 years of clinical observation, Jim explains how this mathematical, natural law-based framework acts as a yardstick to accurately measure and understand human affairs. Discover the critical importance of using "gradients" for personal growth, and learn how identifying people's true levels can dramatically improve your relationships and alleviate anxiety. Whether you want to understand the motivations of those around you or avoid toxic relationships, this episode provides a masterclass in human development. For more insights, an audio introduction, and to purchase Jim's book, Septemics: Hierarchies of Human Phenomena.
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To connect with Jim, please check out his website Septemics.com
Sunday May 10, 2026
Sunday May 10, 2026
In this episode, Dave welcomes Laura, a spiritual counselor, intuitive mentor, and psychic medium, to discuss the journey of connecting with your authentic self. Laura opens up about her transition from a 30-year corporate advertising career to embracing holistic healing after experiencing profound personal grief. Together, they explore the complexities of getting unstuck from prolonged grief, letting go of the ego, and understanding how time and healing function as a spiral. Laura also breaks down why a daily meditation practice is the ultimate tool for hitting all four pillars of well-being: physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual. Finally, she reveals the true "magic pill" for personal growth: doing the internal work to heal the deep-rooted issues of self-worth and self-love. Join us for a grounding, energy-shifting conversation, and remember to bring your awesome thoughts to hit your sweet spot!
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To connect with Laura : Spirit Speaks to Me
Sunday May 10, 2026
Sunday May 10, 2026
Welcome to Peace, Love, and Bring a Bat, where Dave sits down with Danielle Sinatra, a spiritual entrepreneur and mentor who specializes in training intuitives to launch successful businesses. In this episode, Danielle explains the power of "directed intuition," showing how practitioners can intentionally use their gifts to help clients break negative patterns and make real-life changes. She also dives deeply into the importance of overcoming the "attachment to struggle" with money, revealing how changing your financial mindset can create sustainable growth. Listeners will learn the vital difference between seeking short-term coaching fixes and building a rock-solid business foundation through mentorship. Finally, Danielle shares a powerful, everyday question you must ask yourself to ensure constant forward motion toward your ultimate goals. To learn more about her mentorship programs and connect with her, visit Danielleinatra.com or find Danielle Antra on all major social platforms.
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Sunday May 10, 2026
Sunday May 10, 2026
Are you ready to break free from your default life and install a new "freedom system" that you don't need a vacation from? In this episode of Peace, Love, and Bring a Bat, Dave welcomes his good friend Jeff Purdue Atkins, an ordained Jedi cleric and director of the Orange Dragonfly Center, to discuss living with intention and overcoming grief. Jeff reveals the powerful insights behind his highly anticipated 360-page daily devotional, released on September 10th, which is designed to challenge your triggers and prompt deep daily introspection. He opens up about his deeply personal journey through loss, the beautiful dragonfly encounters that inspired his community center, and the true meaning of integrity as keeping promises to yourself. Discover how to embrace the Jedi philosophy of universal connection and realize that you are perfect, whole, and complete exactly as you are!
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To connect with Jeff: Freedom Systems Devotional
Sunday May 10, 2026
Sunday May 10, 2026
In this powerful episode of "Peace, Love, and Bring a Bat," Dave sits down with expert voice coach Matt Bertho to explore the deep connection between your soul, spirit, and authentic voice. If you want to learn how to truly connect with an audience and communicate with emotional resonance, this conversation reveals why people remember how you make them feel rather than just what you say. Matt shares his unique approach to helping speakers overcome ego and distractions to unlock their inner creative genius, drawing inspiration from the creative channeling of legends like Michael Jackson. David also opens up about how Matt’s “gut-punch” coaching challenged him to bring raw vulnerability to the stage. Discover how stepping into your absolute truth and showing profound emotion can elevate your public speaking and set you apart in an increasingly robotic world. Tune in to uncover the discipline of self-love, and learn how to finally let your authentic spirit come out and say hello.
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To connect with Matt -Voice by Matt
Tuesday Mar 10, 2026
Tuesday Mar 10, 2026
In this deeply moving and spiritually rich episode of Peace, Love, and Bring a Bat, David Chametzky welcomes Dr. Rani Thanacoody, a visionary entrepreneur and holistic wellness practitioner joining from the UK. What unfolds is a powerful conversation about childhood trauma, emotional wounds, self-healing, and the lifelong journey of rediscovering one’s true self.
Dr. Rani shares her personal story—from growing up in Mauritius, experiencing early loss and abuse, to living with unresolved trauma that followed her across continents and careers. Through faith, self-inquiry, and transformational healing modalities, she broke lifelong patterns and reclaimed her voice, health, and sense of belonging.
This episode is not just a conversation—it’s an invitation to look inward.
Key Themes & Takeaways
🌍 Roots, Loss & the Wounded Child
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Dr. Rani grew up in Mauritius, a small island in the Indian Ocean between Africa and Australia.
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At just four years old, she lost her grandmother—the one person who truly understood her emotions.
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The absence of emotional support during grief became the foundation of long-term trauma.
“Trauma is not just what happens to us—it’s the emotions that stay trapped inside.”
💔 Trauma, Bullying & Repeating Patterns
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Childhood physical abuse and bullying created deep feelings of fear, abandonment, and invisibility.
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As an adult, these unhealed wounds manifested as repeated workplace bullying and emotional isolation.
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Moving jobs and countries didn’t solve the issue—until she looked within.
🔍 The Turning Point: Awareness & Responsibility
After multiple painful experiences, Dr. Rani recognized a pattern and asked a crucial question:
“Why does this keep happening to me?”
This moment of awareness led her to stop searching externally for answers and begin internal healing.
🧠 Hypnotherapy & Healing the Root Cause
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During the pandemic, Dr. Rani trained in clinical hypnotherapy, a modality that changed her life.
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Hypnotherapy helped her uncover and reprogram subconscious beliefs formed in early childhood.
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Chronic conditions like irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) resolved as emotional trauma was released.
“The healer is within us. I don’t heal my clients—I guide them to heal themselves.”
🧘♀️ Tools for Healing: What Helped Dr. Rani
Dr. Rani shares practical resources that supported her healing journey:
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Daily affirmations (inspired by Joel Osteen and Louise Hay)
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Mirror work and self-dialogue
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Prayer and faith-based reflection
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Hypnotherapy & NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming)
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Breathwork and energetic protection
She emphasizes consistency and self-love as essential foundations.
🌱 Self-Investment & Reparenting the Inner Child
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Healing requires investing in yourself—time, energy, and compassion.
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As adults, we must reparent the wounded child within us.
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Approval, love, and safety must come from the self—not others.
“You live with yourself 24/7. Learn to listen to your heart.”
✨ Spiritual Wisdom & Inner Truth
Dr. Rani reflects on teachings from Rumi and The Alchemist:
“The treasure you are seeking is within you.”
Healing is not about becoming someone new—it’s about remembering who you already are.
The Magic Garden Seed 🌱
Begin each day with gratitude.
Before getting out of bed, say “I am grateful”—for your breath, your body, your life.
Gratitude softens anxiety, opens the heart, and reconnects you with your inner strength.
“If I can do it, you can do it—just be consistent.”
How to Connect with Dr. Rani Thanacoody
🌐 Websites:
📸 Instagram:
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@ranithanacoody
🎙️ Podcast:
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Amazing You with Dr. Rani
Dr. Rani offers:
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Clinical hypnotherapy
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Holistic wellness coaching
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Astrology & tarot readings
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Inspirational speaking & writing
Final Words from David
Healing begins when we stop running and start listening.
Your story does not define you—but it can free you.
Bring peace.
Choose love.
Trust the wisdom within.
And when life demands it—bring the bat, stay authentic, and keep swinging for your sweet spot.
Tuesday Mar 03, 2026
Tuesday Feb 24, 2026
Tuesday Feb 17, 2026
Tuesday Feb 17, 2026
In this deeply honest and transformative episode of Peace, Love, and Bring a Bat, David Chametzky welcomes Tiffany Sims for a raw, real, and soul-level conversation about identity, self-worth, intuition, and the healing power of learning to trust yourself again.
What begins as a discussion about food, health, and exercise evolves into a powerful exploration of how emotional survival patterns, people-pleasing, unspoken boundaries, and self-abandonment shape our lives—and how healing those patterns unlocks freedom far beyond the scale.
This episode is not about diets.
It’s about coming home to yourself.
Key Themes & Takeaways
🧭 Identity Beyond Titles
Tiffany challenges the idea that we are our roles—job titles, relationship labels, or achievements.
“Who are you when you take the title away?”
Listeners are invited to reflect on:
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Who they are on their best days
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What lights them up when no one is watching
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What values guide their decisions
When identity becomes clear, choices become simple.
💔 Self-Worth, Trauma & Invisible Survival Patterns
Tiffany shares her experience as a survivor of domestic abuse—not defined by visible violence alone, but by emotional, mental, and verbal erosion that went unnoticed for years.
This moment reframes strength:
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Being “strong” doesn’t mean enduring mistreatment
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Survival skills can become cages if never examined
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Ignoring intuition often begins as a way to keep peace
“I didn’t know how to hold a boundary—I only knew how to survive.”
🧠 Intuition as a Healing Compass
A recurring thread throughout the episode is learning to trust the body—especially the quiet signals we’re taught to ignore.
Tiffany connects intuition to:
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Leaving unsafe relationships
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Ending chronic dieting
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Releasing foods that no longer serve her
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Redefining movement, health, and success
“My body always knew. I just wasn’t listening.”
🍽️ Intuitive Eating vs. Diet Culture
This episode dismantles the idea that health comes from restriction or punishment.
Key shifts Tiffany describes:
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Hunger ≠ failure
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Food ≠ morality
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Health ≠ shrinking
True wellness comes from listening—not controlling.
⏸️ The Power of the Pause
Both David and Tiffany emphasize the pause as a life-changing practice:
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Pausing before reacting
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Pausing before self-judgment
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Pausing to ask: “What’s the next right choice for me?”
This pause is how patterns break.
❤️ Love vs. Hate: A Crucial Reframe
One of the most profound moments of the episode reframes motivation:
“You can’t create something beautiful out of hate.”
Hate is not the opposite of love—it’s the absence of love.
Lasting change happens only when choices are made from self-love, not self-punishment.
The Magic Garden Seed 🌱
You don’t need to hate where you are to change.
You need to love yourself enough to take the next step.
Every transformation—physical, emotional, or spiritual—happens one step at a time.
How to Connect with Tiffany Sims
📱 Instagram or Facebook
➡️ Message the word “HEALTHY”
You’ll be invited into Tiffany’s free holistic wellness community, designed for people who are:
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Done with dieting
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Ready to heal their relationship with food
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Seeking intuitive, sustainable health
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Focused on creating a better future for themselves and their families
“Changing the world—one bite and one step at a time.”
Final Words from David
This episode isn’t about fixing yourself.
It’s about remembering who you are.
Bring peace.
Choose love.
Honor your intuition.
And when life calls for it—bring the bat, protect your boundaries, and swing with purpose.